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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport
569 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 3 of 29
The Report of the Royal Commission on automatic railway couplings includes railway employees as men engaged in dangerous trades, and recommends the extension of the powers of the Board of Trade…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The following lowest tenders were opened at Wollomb on the 22nd January:—G. R. Clossley, Bell Bird to Mount View, £ll3 Jos; Thomas Barr-, Wiseman's Ferry to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The people of George Stephenson's race have not kept railroads to themselves, but so far they have a long lead of the rest of the world in constructing them. There is…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Americans are great jokers. Mr. C. Dewey Hilles, of Lancaster, Ohio, has found this out to his cost. Mr. Hilles was formerly a railwaymen , but is now engaged in another…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →THE arrest in of America of Albert [?] Boone, the principal promoter or the notorious "Black Diamond Trunk Line," marks the final coli[?] of a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Chinaman whose name in said to be Li Hung was killed on the railway this morning in the vicinity of Pennant Hills. The unfortunate celestial was a passenger by the train and was, it is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →I have kept these papers back with a view of again visiting and obtaining the views of some of the residents as to contributing, &c. I find they h[?] an objection to paying: but…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—Will you allow me through your valuable paper to draw the attention of the authorities to one or two little improvements, which might easily be made to our…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Friday 26th inst, a most enjoyable and friendly game of cricket was witnessed on the latter's wicket, by a largo number of spectators, including a good many ladies. The visiting…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE first section of the railway from Moree to Inverell will be opened for public traffic on Thursday, February 1. The line is being constructed by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Members of the local Municipal Council were yesterday invited by wire to lunch with Mr. T. H. Hassell, Minister of Lands, at the Royal Hotel to-day to celebrate the opening of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The above match was played at East Maitland on Saturday, and resulted in a win for the Juniors by 70 runs. Bishop's Bridge won the toss and decided to bat—the innings closing for 22 runs. J. Spinney…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE ordinary business man is always prepared for those emergencies of trade which come round at regular reasons of the year. The retailer who…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DURING the poet low weeks workmen have been engaged in forming and repairing the road between the main Wybong road and Castle Rock…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr Fizgerald, M. P. for Robertson, has received an official letter from the Department of Heads stating that the Minister has approved of a special grant of £1S…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →[?] accident happened last night at McMillan's railway gates. A special train was coming along the line and in some way at present unknown McMillan and his daughter were both…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →TENDERS are invited for a number of road contracts under the supervision of Mr. R. E. Jones, District Engineer, particulars' of which are given in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The dispatch of a siege train to the Transvaal has naturally raised the question—What is a siege train? It is the name applied to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A FATAL accident happened last night at McMillan's railway gates, near Wellington. Mr. McMillan and his daughter, aged twenty,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In the fighting which took place at the Tugela River on Monday, the Boers expecting the British to cross the river at Skiet's Drift were massed in thousands at Doom Kloof with 100 of their wounded…
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